Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Gambia
Gambia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Gambia, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Gambia recorded -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Gambia peaked at 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Gambia 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Gambia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2010 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | -0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +435439.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.9% |
| 2013 | -0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +182.4% |
| 2015 | -0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.5% |
| 2016 | -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +390.5% |
| 2018 | -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.2% |
| 2019 | -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +114.3% |
| 2021 | -0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -154.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -128.2% |
| 2024 | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -435439.7% | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 162 Sierra Leone -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Suriname -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Haiti -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 Estonia -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 Dominica -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 Dominican Republic -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 50.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0378 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 34.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 43.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0276 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 25.35 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0279 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Gambia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Gambia was -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Gambia ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.